Notary and Passports

Office - (718) 298-0605

Location 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, N.Y. 11435 Room 106.

NOTARY

The Queens County Clerk’s Office maintains an index of all Notary Publics qualified in Queens County. The office also provides a variety of services for Notary Public affairs.

These are the fees associated with those services:

Authentications of Notary - $3.00

Renewals of Notary - $60.00

Notary Framing Certificates - $10.00

Issuing of Character Cards - $5.00

Acceptance of Character Cards - $10.00

To certify a notary signature, come to the County Clerk's Office, Room 106, and pay $3.00 each, in cash, certified check or U.S. postal money order payable to the Queens County Clerk.Please note: the notary stamp must read "QUALIFIED IN QUEENS COUNTY."

For notary renewal, please submit the renewal card and the filing fee of $60.00. It takes approximately four months to receive the card from Albany. If you have received your cancelled check, your license has been renewed for four years. If you've not received your card in the allotted time; please contact the New York Department of State in Albany at 518-474-4429.

For Commissioner of Deeds, the fee for filing the signature card is $10.00. If you are coming in person, please go to the Notary department in room 106, with your original Commissioner of Deeds signature card.

Mail/Payments
Please include a stamped self-addressed return envelope for your receipt.
The fees are payable by U.S. postal money order, certified check or New York State attorney's check, made payable to the Queens County Clerk. Cash is only accepted when filing in person, No personal checks will be accepted.

Notary Department will be closed between the hours of 12pm to 1pm daily effective Monday July 8th, 2013. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

PASSPORT APPLICATIONS

The Queens County Clerk's Office processes applications for U.S. passports:

Monday thru Friday

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

and

2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

To obtain a passport for the first time, the applicant must furnish the following:

a birth certificate with raised seal, or a certificate of naturalization

applicants over the age of 16 must supply:a check or money order for $110.00 payable to the U.S. Department of State

applicants over the age of 15 must supply:a check or money order for $80.00 payable to the U.S. Department of State

All documents must be an original. No photocopies will be accepted.
To obtain a certified copy of a birth certificate for a person born in the City of New York contact New York City Department of Health, Vital Records, at: 212-788-4520.

If You Are Not a Citizen, but Wish to Apply for a Passport for a Child Born in the United States:
For non-citizens applying for a passport for a child born in the United States, the parents of the child must present their passports from their country, or a valid resident's card, or a work authorization card issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

To obtain a certificate of naturalization, contact the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at: l-800-375-5283

Applications are accepted at any County Clerk’s office within the City of New York and at most U.S. Post Offices.

You are required to appear in person, please use the link below to locate your nearest passport acceptance location Please allow four to six weeks for your passport to reach you by mail.